The importance of being monogamous marriage and nation building in Western Canada to 1915
Sarah Carter reveals the pioneering efforts of the government, legal, and religious authorities to impose the “one man, one woman” model of marriage upon Mormons and Aboriginal people in Western Canada. This lucidly written, richly researched book revises what we know about marriage and the gendered...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Edmonton [Alta.] :
Athabasca University Press
2008
c2008. |
| Edición: | First edition |
| Colección: | West unbound.
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009435024106719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover Page; Contents; Acknowledgements; ONE: Creating, Challenging, Imposing, and Defending the Marriage "Fortress"; TWO: Customs Not in Common: THE MONOGAMOUS IDEAL AND DIVERSE MARITAL LANDSCAPE OF WESTERN CANADA; THREE: Making Newcomers to Western Canada Monogamous; FOUR: "A Striking Contrast...Where Perpetuity of Union and Exclusiveness is Not a Rule, at Least Not a Strict Rule": PLAINS ABORIGINAL MARRIAGE; FIVE: The 1886 "Traffic in Indian Girls" Panic and the Foundation of the Federal Approach to Aboriginal Marriage and Divorce
- SIX: Creating "Semi-Widows" and "Supernumerary Wives": PROHIBITING POLYGAMY IN PRAIRIE CANADA'S ABORIGINAL COMMUNITIESSEVEN: "Undigested, Conflicting and Inharmonious": ADMINISTERING FIRST NATIONS MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE; EIGHT: Conclusion; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y
